Significant subsidiary of leading USA manufacturing group with fast moving large SKU Opportunity for a world-class CI Specialist, Black Belt qualified with a background in high volume manufacturing.

The Continuous Improvement Lead is a change management role with a significant subsidiary of an international group, which manufactures a broad range of specialist products, supplying an international customer base and operating from a significant site in North Yorkshire which has in excess of 500 colleagues. It has a reputation for the quality of its products, is a leader in new product development and innovation and is committed to a programme of process excellence.

As part of a core team charged with driving CI to products, business processes and services in manufacturing and operations the Continuous Improvement Lead will report to an off-site Process Excellence Director with a dotted line to the Site Director. The role is focused on embedding the process excellence programme within the business and achieving measurable and sustained improvements through the development and deployment of modern continuous improvement tools and techniques. You will contribute to site targets and be the CI champion. You will identify and lead projects which will deliver significant cost savings and deliver lean process training and problem solving techniques to colleagues, with the long term objective being one of a sustained on-site continuous improvement culture.

The successful Continuous Improvement Lead will need to have high quality credentials and world-class CI / lean experience. You will be graduate qualified in a technical discipline and will also hold a recognised Six Sigma Black Belt qualification. You will be on an upward curve in your career and looking forward to a developmental opportunity such as this. Your career will have been formed in world-class companies and in regulated manufacturing environments such as medical products, pharmaceutical, aerospace, chemical process industry, FMCG or automotive supply chain. You will need to be able to demonstrate clear evidence of success in delivering CI programmes which have delivered measurable business improvements and it is also important that you have mentored colleagues in process excellence. A key element of the Continuous Improvement Lead role is its focus on the communications and leadership aspects for which gravitas, motivational and coaching skills are essential for success. This is an excellent time to be joining this international group which is offering positive career development scope going forward. There is a broad ranging benefits package and the location is in an attractive lifestyle area in North Yorkshire.

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